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I was looking at the New Releases on Amazon.com and noticed the Get
Smart Season 1 dvd boxset is coming out (again) on August 5th for
$16.99 and will be distributed by HBO Home Video. I checked on
TimeLife's website and they still have the complete series listed at
$199.95 and season 1 and 2 for $39.99 apiece. On August 5th what will
happen to the timelife releases? Will they come down in price to
match the new HBO Home VIdeo release or will they be taken out of
distribution in favor of the new release? Is there any benefit to
waiting for a price reduction on the timelife complete collection or
should I buy the HBO ones a season at a time or whenever they do the
complete set themselves? A web search said that HBO remastered the
audio and video but I can't tell if they're just the same ones
timelife had with a new distributor?

I have the complete 5-season TimeLife set - they were made by HBO, and
never had subtitles. Timelife said they were selling them exclusively
for a year or two, then they'd be available from any retailer. In
other words, the Amazon (and other seller) dvds will be the same as
originally released, only alot cheaper. The Season One packaging shown
on Amazon is identical to the original. I dunno if the complete 5-
season set (in the Telephone booth box) will be even cheaper, but I
imagine it would be listed on Amazon soon.